Lead Engineer Battery Safety

Lead Engineer Battery Safety )

3 days ago—Be among the first 25 applicants.

University of Warwick provided pay range. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience—talk with your recruiter to learn more.

• Lead battery safety related project work with a key WMG partner company and ensure a professional and successful relationship.
• Design and develop test programmes to demonstrate battery safety under abuse conditions such as overheating, overcharge, short circuit or mechanical damage.
• Support the Centre’s major upgrade to facilities and capability starting summer 2026 by ensuring future test needs of the partner company are met.
• Communicate frequently with colleagues, partner employees and manage project work to tight deadlines.
• Prepare detailed Risk Assessments for complex and hazardous experiments.

• Significant experience in industry product development or test environment, and enjoy both hands‑on testing and supervision of junior colleagues.
• Formal engineering education or training within an industrial environment.
• Previous experience working with automotive OEMs or similar is an advantage; experience in a battery test lab and deep understanding of abuse testing and thermal runaway is required.
• Knowledge of data acquisition, data analysis and the preparation of written reports and presentations.
• Excellent project planning and reporting skills, with the ability to initiate, plan, organise, implement and deliver programmes of work to tight deadlines.
• Evidence of willingness and previous success in training such as health and safety, fire marshal and first aid qualifications.
• Experience in creating robust and complete risk assessments of complex and hazardous experiments.

CLOSING DEADLINE:
Monday 12th January 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time). Apply via the official careers portal .

Required documents: CV and cover letter. Cover letter must explain motivations for applying to the role and, using examples, demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description (PDF attached).

Equal Opportunity:
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